Montreal Gazette

The federal and provincial governments are putting polls ahead of prosperity as they tighten immigration rules, according to Quebec’s largest employers group, which says some recent changes could force businesses to move production elsewhere. Read More

Two REM trains going in different directions broke down at Central Station, causing a major blockage in all directions that began just before rush hour Thursday on the driverless, light rail system that connects downtown Montreal and the South Shore. Read More

QUEBEC — French has been in decline "in most areas of social life" in Quebec since the early 2000s, a "particularly worrying" situation at work and in culture that will continue "unless there are structural changes," according to a series of studies by Quebec's French language commissioner Benoît Dubreuil. Read More

Montreal police arrested two protesters at Concordia University on Thursday afternoon for allegedly assaulting a campus security officer at an anti-cop protest. Read More

Kelly Bonin will be relying on community to make the trek to her local polling station to vote in Sunday's school board elections. Read More

LONGUEUIL — A judge has granted bail to a Longueuil woman charged with aggravated assault after she allegedly scalded a 10-year-old Black boy with hot water earlier this month. Read More

OTTAWA — A million Canadians have received care under the federal dental-care plan six months after the program began, Health Minister Mark Holland said Thursday. Read More

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal started a new strike Thursday morning, forcing the indefinite shutdown of two container terminals at the country’s second biggest port. Read More

The Kraken had scored eight goals total in their previous four games. Read More

Martin St. Louis is not a great NHL coach. Read More

A Montreal police officer has been suspended for using a justice of the peace’s stamp without her knowledge to create a fake warrant used in an investigation targeting one of Quebec’s then-most wanted criminals. Read More

After another embarrassing defeat Tuesday on home ice, the Montreal Canadiens head out on the road for a two-game jaunt that begins Thursday evening with a game against Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals ((7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM). Read More

Sometimes it seems like Tyrice Beverette is all over the field, considering everything the Alouettes' linebacker brings to the team's defence. Read More

Last weekend, 5.1 per cent of eligible voters cast advance ballots at the English Montreal School Board, with official election day set for this Sunday. Read More

A 36-year-old man was being questioned by Montreal police after a 82-year-old man was found suffering from stab wounds Thursday morning in the city's Ahuntsic-Cartierville district. Read More

You would be hard-pressed to find two bigger Canadiens fans than Mike and Melinda Barnes. Read More

Classes at École secondaire Joseph-François-Perrault were back to normal Thursday afternoon after the reported presence of a "possibly armed man" proved to be what was more likely a trick or treater dressed for for Halloween. Read More

A man alleged to be part of the Montreal Mafia who is serving time in a federal penitentiary for stabbing a man during a fight in Old Montreal was told Thursday he will have to wait before the Parole Board of Canada decides on whether he is ready for a release. Read More

"I'm not shy to say what I have to say." Read More

Laval police have turned to the public in an effort track down a man they believe was responsible for two robberies committed on their territory last month. Read More